Statistics Norway

Oil and gas, production and reserves

9   Fields under development. 1 January 2005
  Kristin(Haltenbanken West). Snøhvit3, 4 Alvheim Ormen Lange Urd
On stream 2005 2005 2007 2007 2006
Year of discovery 1997 1984 1998 1997 2000
Operator Statoil ASA Statoil ASA Marathon Petroleum Norge AS Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS Statoil ASA
           
Production facilities Semisubmersible platform + subsea installation. Subsea connection directly to Melkøya. By ship and subsea installation Subsea insatallations Subsea installation connected to the Norneship
           
Transport solution Gas to Kårstø through Åsgard Transport. Condensate to Åsgard C for shiping. Gas directly to shore for cooling to LNG and shipping. Oil by ship and gas by pipes to brithish terretory Pipes to Nyhamna via Langeled og Sleipner to Great Britain From the Norneship to the Norne field, for processing at Kårstø
Water depth, metres .. .. 120-130 800-1100  
           
Initially recoverable reserves1          
Oil. Million Sm³ - - 23.5   10.4
NGL. Million tonnes 8.5 5.1      
Gas. Billion Sm³ 34.9  161.0 5.7  375.2 0.1
Condensate Million Sm3 34.6 17.9   22.1  
           
Petoro. Percent 18.9 30.0 - 36.5 24.6
           
Estimated investments. Bill. NOK2 18.2 18.6 8.4 31.8 3.5
1  As of 31 December 2004. Included in Initially recoverable reserves is reserves in resource classes 0, 1, 2 and 3.
2  Includes accrued investments and expected future investments. Amount in 2005 NOK.
3  Includes Albatross and Askeladd.
4  17 out of the NOK 41.4 billion in investments are the cost of building the LNG-factory at Melkøya.
Source: Royal Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.
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